More to come on the lens, but I can say so far so good.
Full disclosure:
Had not really planned on buying this lens. But KEH did it again. They already sell the 7Artisans 35mm f/1.4 brand new for about $60 (As of the writing of this post.) less than other stores. While tempting that did not do it. What happened next is that an EX grade unit showed up for even less. Almost $200 off of the B&H price? I have no defense for this. Plus I would kick myself later if I passed on it. But… the issue I had was… is it calibrated properly? Though you can adjust 7Artisans lenses so far I have not had to do so. But what if the previous owner did? Received it and it looked good, case and all.
The main question I had left for this lens was “Can it focus a lens properly?” A test was in order.
Ran a roll of film through at a favorite gear test haunt of mine, Duke Gardens. Made it there just before dusk. Tested it with a camera already confirmed to be calibrated properly, the Konica Hexar RF.
Film of choice was Ilford HP5.
As usual developed at home with Cinestill df96 monobath.
Spoiler alert. This lens focuses just fine. Here are all 37 images.
This is all a much better result than my two recent posts (Part 1 and Part 2). How quickly things can change. Really glad I pushed through that bumpy patch.
Why this lens? I really liked the 7Artisans 28mm f/1.4.
But as much as I liked it I found it to be a bit larger and at 28mm a bit wider than I would like for a daily lens. I prefer 35mm.
Will share more about the 7Artisans 35mm f/1.4 as I gain more experience with it. A digital post will soon follow. Happy capturing.
-ELW
Eric L. Woods 
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